Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 200 The Aftermath
After solving the mess of Vilf and the Stardust Protectorate, Xiahou, whose soul was just repatriated by the big brother Yan Wang, didn't care about rest at all, so he plunged into the affairs of the territory——

——It is said to be "territorial affairs", but there is actually only one thing:

Post-war treatment.

The attack of the bandit coalition this time can be regarded as the first overall battle faced by the brand-new territory of Shuangfengling;
This time the battle went smoothly, and Phoenix Terrace also relied on its own equipment and tactical advantages to achieve a crushing victory in which the bandit coalition forces were all scattered and the wind and smoke billowed for a long time;

However, the various matters left behind after the war made the lord feel overwhelmed.

Fortunately, the talent reserve in the territory is sufficient:
Most of the Igor Pioneer Army recruits, as well as the newly formed cavalry, went to chase and wipe out the remnants of the enemy under the command of Sean Mountbatten-according to Mountbatten, if this group of recruits can't solve a group of scared The defeated bandits who had the courage to run around everywhere, "It's better to go back to the left bank of the Lion Heart River and sell potatoes."

And the rest of the citizens, after the martial law was lifted during the war, also followed Mayor Joel to the battlefield site, and started the journey of picking up the loot.

Therefore, Xia Houyan looked left and right, and could only find himself a job that was most suitable for a leader:
Visit the wounded.

After all, your responsibilities as a lord are unlimited!
But to be honest, it was not until Mountbatten gave him a simple post-war report that Xia Houyan realized that his territory was still far from establishing a complete military system:
For example, until now, Shuangfengling has no field hospital!

In the past few months, the residents of Shuangfengling had minor illnesses and disasters, and they basically went to the herbalists in the business team to prescribe medicine for treatment: this group of folks who came all the way from Eagle's Rest Doctor, in terms of loyalty to the family, of course it is extremely reliable, but when it comes to the level of medical treatment...

Xia Houyan himself could not agree.

The medical kits of these barefoot doctors are basically full of sun-dried herbs with extremely suspicious appearances, pungent powders, and medical books bought at low prices from unknown peddlers-the only thing that is really effective, basically The above is a magic potion produced in Xuecheng, but Xia Houyan judged it only by its color. This thing has been blended for many times, and it is hard to say how much curative effect it can have left.

Just relying on these messy "drugs", plus a few enhanced versions of Chen Lianhe, it is enough to kill Mr. Lu Xun's father a dozen times.

On weekdays, Xia Houyan resisted the earth people's respect for modern medicine, pinched his nose and asked them to cure common diseases such as colds, fevers and scalds, but after the war, who would dare to let these unreliable quack doctors treat them? contact with the wounded?

——Yes, although the bandit coalition defense battle went smoothly and there were no casualties, there were indeed wounded.

Just after the dust settled on the main battlefield at the gate of the city, in front of the temporary medical tent set up on the Phoenix Terrace, there were already many wounded who were injured during the charge and short-term engagements waiting to receive treatment;
These people, the light ones are just scratched and bruised, and the heavy ones were shot by the enemy's bows and arrows, or were hemorrhaged and fractured by swords, and even one unlucky guy was knocked on the head somehow, and he is still alive today. unconscious;
Considering that the bandit coalition army was defeated extremely quickly under the influence of Master Laurie's spell, Xia Houyan actually doubted that most of the injuries of this group of recruits were due to being attacked by his own people or The stone bullets thrown from the top of the city accidentally rubbed it out.

Fortunately, Karen Leperg is no stranger to field medicine. Under the command of this human-devil hybrid, the slightly injured continued to be treated by the quack doctors in the business team, and the seriously injured were all handed over to the magician. —

Whether it is Master Laurie, Lena Leslie or Wilson, these magicians in the territory have all practiced some basic healing spells in the Academy City after all—and only they can use magic power , to treat some of the more serious injuries.

As for the priests of the Imperial Church, the dark moon priests of the Demon Race, and the shamans and witch doctors of the Orc Federation, these well-known elements users on the mainland who are good at medical work are all missing in the employee list of Shuangfengling, so they only Just let a magician whose profession is not the right one do it for him.

Therefore, while Xia Houyan shook hands with the wounded one by one in the medical tent, and dropped a few undead healing spells "Dark Healing" by the way, the lord was actually thinking in his mind, how can he hire a few Professional doctors come to the backwaters of the Shattered Souls.

Apart from the injured recruits, it was a "special" wounded person who especially touched Shuangfengling's heartstrings——

Death Knight Clement is now lying on a big bed in the center of the medical tent.

Under the protection of the heavy armor, this black iron can covered in ghost metal should not have suffered any physical damage, but the Pyroblast bombs of the bandit coalition really put him in the fire. for a long time;

When Clement was carried back to the door on a stretcher by the citizens, he basically had no ability to move;

However, not to mention the folk quack doctors in the business group, even Master Laurie and others are at a loss as to how to treat an undead warrior;
Even after Clement fell into a deep sleep, due to the blocking of the nether metal armor, everyone didn't even know what the internal injuries of the armor were, let alone implement any healing methods—if it wasn't through the gap in Clement's face armor, You can also see the ghostly black mist slowly surging, and everyone in Shuangfengling might think that this guy has already burped.

The lord's personal presence did not provide much help:
The two "Dark Healing" he tentatively threw at Clement were basically like sinking into the sea, and they didn't have the immediate healing effect on ordinary wounded people——

——Of course, even if it exists, it’s just that you can’t see it: you can’t cut open Clement’s magic metal armor to see what’s going on?
The only slightly reassuring detail was discovered by Alice Comstock, who temporarily served as the lord's bodyguard amidst the chaos.

"Ai... Your lord, look..." Alice gently tugged on La Chahouyan's sleeve.

Xia Houyan followed the instructions of his own guard captain, looked down, and found a little change on Clement's shoulder armor:
In the previous fierce battle at the gate, the bandit alliance's open and dark arrows were not able to break through Clement's scary ghost metal armor, but they managed to leave countless small dents and scratches on the metal surface of the armor. .

And after a "dark healing", these tiny traces on the metal that could not be seen without paying attention are rapidly healing, and even the surface of this pair of armor has become smooth again.

Master Laurie, who hurried to witness the spectacle, pondered for a moment, and gave his own judgment:

"Theoretically speaking, metal, even magic metal, is lifeless, and it is even more impossible to be affected by healing spells and repair its own damage..."

"Then what's going on?" Xia Houyan tapped Clement's shoulder armor with his fingers.

The death knight was still lying flat on the bed, silently.

"There can only be one answer—" Master Laurie twisted his beard and narrowed his eyes, "That is this pair of ghost metal armor, which has been completely fused with him due to the long-term contact with Juan and the infiltration of ghost magic. It really became a part of his body!"

The onlookers were stunned.

A set of heavy armor "grows" on a person like this, which is still a bit scary.

"So, my 'Dark Healing' can also work on this armor..." Xia Houyan nodded slightly, "Because it's a part of Juan Clemente's...undead lifeform?"

"Exactly!" Master Laurie snapped his fingers, "Moreover, since Juan's armor is his physical tissue just like his fingers and hair, we can infer that the scars on his armor are being repaired. It shows that his body is actually being healed at the same time! Your lord, your 'dark healing' is indeed effective!"

"So..." Xia Houyan looked down at Clement hesitantly, "Is that all right?"

"Anyway, we have no other choice." Master Laurie shrugged helplessly, "I don't know much about forbidden spells. How long will your 'Dark Healing' effect last?"

"Six hours." Xia Houyan glanced at the old man with contempt, "At least that's what it says in "Essentials of Necromancy."

Master Laurie nodded and said:
"Then within six hours, let's let Juan lie down like this first. After six hours, please come over and cast another spell to ensure that Juan has been healed by the magic power of the netherworld—as for the result , then only time will give us the answer."

"That's the only way to go." Xia Houyan sighed.

The group left Master Laurie, Wilson and Lena to continue to take care of the wounded, and then returned to Horned Eagle Manor.

At the gate of the manor, on the "Igor People's Square" in the center of the platform, the process of exchanging post-war rewards is in full swing:
Among the soldiers of the Igor Pioneering Army, in addition to a part of the territory left behind after the war, there are also many cavalry and infantry squads responsible for chasing and annihilating the remnants of the enemy, and they rushed back with a lot of victories:

When this group of rammed goods met the lord on the road, they just gave a hasty military salute, and rushed towards the People's Square without stopping:
Without him, holding a bunch of heads in his hand, eager to exchange for rewards!
Any outsider who sees the spectacular post-war award scene in the square at this moment will definitely fall into a huge shock:

The clerks of the Igor family business group set up a long table in the center of the square;
There are only three things on the table:

paper, pen;
And money.

The recruits of the Igor Pioneering Army, carrying the fresh and hot bandit heads, can find a free clerk at random to start the business of exchanging bounties: the clerk will carefully count the heads turned in by the soldiers, register them in the register, and then follow the At the official exchange rate of twenty gold coins for one head, the yellow gold coins were piled into the soldiers' hands.

Tom Lawrence, Director of the Political Department of the Igor Pioneering Army, stood proudly on a high rostrum and personally supervised the process of soldiers exchanging rewards to avoid any mistakes, confusion or fraud.

And on both sides of the square, piles of human heads have built high Jingguan——by the time this happens, they and the remains of other bandits will be used twice and three times in Shuangfengling, a wasteland known for its thrift. :

First, they were resurrected as skeleton soldiers to assist in labor, and then they were ground into powder and used as fertilizer for farming to feed livestock.

Xia Houyan looked at the soldiers of the Pioneering Army who had achieved a lot of battles and were holding a lot of gold coins and smiling, and there was a faint smile on their faces, and they felt a sense of pride that the heroes of the world entered my net.

In the end, a silent figure approached and poured cold water on the lord.

"A lot of money, huh?" Karen Lepage said expressionlessly, "How many big battles do you have in Frost Maple Ridge's financial inventory?"

"Financial matters, military personnel are not allowed to touch." Xia Houyan rolled his eyes.

Karen Leperg suppressed the knot in her chest, gritted her teeth and said:

"Ai...Master, don't blame me for not reminding you, using this kind of reward to stimulate fighting spirit and morale will not only bring a huge burden to your finances, but also easily develop the soldiers of the pioneering army who are only in their eyes. Mutant mercenaries of money! When you run out of money and are on the verge of bankruptcy, these soldiers will turn around and be the first to rebel against you!"

Xia Houyan glanced at Karen in surprise.

It has to be said that the female village head of Yueshen Village has indeed pointed out a major drawback of Shuangfengling's army building strategy:
The current Igor Pioneering Army, whether it is the recruitment of soldiers or post-war rewards, is based on the huge financial surplus brought by the dragon bone peak elf treasure house——

——In other words, this is an army made of aquamarine crystals and gold coins!

And a few months ago, Xia Houyan himself had stated the difference between the regular army and the mercenary regiment with the deputy head of the "Desolation Wind" Taibili. Of course, he could not let his own army let go, and just become a team that only had gold coins in his eyes. teacher of greed.

So, the lord smiled at his female military adviser and said:

"Miss Karen, you don't have to worry about it. I have already planned for the future development of Igor's army. Have you seen that Mr. Tom Lawrence standing on the rostrum? You know him What job is it?"

"I remember... he is... the 'Director of the Political Department'?" Karen frowned lightly, and murmured, "I actually wanted to ask you before. Looking at the history of the entire Haven continent, there seems to be no This kind of position—soldiers are in charge of fighting, so what does it have to do with the politics of nobles and bureaucrats?"

"It's a big deal! How can a gun not know who he is fighting for?" Xia Houyan pouted, "To tell you the truth, this time the heavy reward is only because the bandit coalition came in a hurry. This group of legs The recruits who can't stand still need some stimulation to force them to fight on the battlefield... When the dust settles, Tom will add sufficient political education to the daily training of the pioneer army to make them a leader with soul Junior soldiers!"

"Political...political education?" Even Karen Leperg, who graduated from the Demon Royal Military Academy and knew everything about soldier training and army building, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Xia Houyan looked around for a while, confirmed that there was no one there, and then said with a smirk and lowered his voice:
"Actually, Miss Karen, after this battle, in addition to promoting some lower-level officers based on their combat achievements, I also plan to install some literate, loyal and tested young leaders into the Igor Pioneering Army——I have all the names Let’s call it a ‘political commissar’! How about it?”

Karen Lepage felt that Lord Frostmaple Ridge's mind must have been damaged in the process of his soul being exiled.

(End of this chapter)